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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bitter Grounds, and Other People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his note, why did the killer say that he murdered the German Old One?
(a) The Old Ones are planning to destroy mankind.
(b) The Old Ones are weak and deserve to die.
(c) The Old Ones are evil and enjoy inflicting suffering.
(d) The killer is an Old One who believes the Old Ones should not have relationships with humans.

2. Why are the first two ghost stories unsatisfying?
(a) They are told badly.
(b) They are not actually about ghosts.
(c) They are urban legends and do not make a lot of sense.
(d) They do not involve any of the people at the club.

3. How did the narrator first meet the detective?
(a) He was looking for somewhere to live.
(b) They sat next to each other at the theatre.
(c) He met him in the army.
(d) The detective consulted him on a case.

4. Why does Inspector Lestrade visit them?
(a) He is an old friend and has come for a chat.
(b) He wants the detective to join forces with him against the Old Ones.
(c) He wants the detective to find a criminal member of the resistance.
(d) He wants the detective to investigate the murder of one of the German royal family.

5. Who offers to tell the next story?
(a) September.
(b) April.
(c) August.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

1. After following the path away from the river, what does Runt come to?

2. What does Amelia promise them in return for not killing her?

3. Where does a woman from the bar take the narrator?

4. What do the two of them do?

5. In New Orleans, who does the narrator and another professor meet in a bar?

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